Ilija Abutović

Ilija Abutović
Ilija Abutović
Personal information
Full name	Ilija Abutović
Born	2 August 1988 (age 36); Vrbas, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	C' Chartres MHB
Number	20
Youth career
	Team
	RK Crvenka
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2006–2007	Spartak Subotica
2007–2010	RK Partizan
2010–2011	RD Slovan
2011–2018	RK Vardar
2018–2022	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2022–	C' Chartres MHB
National team
Years	Team
2014–	Serbia

Ilija Abutović (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Абутовић; born 2 August 1988) is a Serbian handball player for C' Chartres MHB and the Serbia national team.

Club career

After playing for Spartak Subotica, Abutović was transferred to Partizan in 2007.^[1] He moved abroad to Slovenian club Slovan in 2010. Between 2011 and 2018, Abutović spent seven seasons with Vardar and won numerous trophies, including the 2016–17 EHF Champions League.^[2]

International career

At international level, Abutović represented Serbia at the 2016 European Championship.

Honours

Partizan

Serbian Handball Super League: 2008–09
Serbian Handball Cup: 2007–08
Serbian Handball Super Cup: 2009

Vardar

Macedonian Handball Super League: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Macedonian Handball Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
EHF Champions League: 2016–17
SEHA League: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18

References

^ "Tornjevi blizanci – Ilija Abutović i Nenad Malenčić!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ "Ilija Abutović se oprostio od Vardara: Nisam ni sanjao da ću provesti ovakvih sedam godina u Skoplju" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

External links

Ilija Abutović at the European Handball Federation

[1] "Tornjevi blizanci – Ilija Abutović i Nenad Malenčić!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[2] "Ilija Abutović se oprostio od Vardara: Nisam ni sanjao da ću provesti ovakvih sedam godina u Skoplju" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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